By kutabale
I would like to know. If there is an easy way to update the ubuntu dropin to the latest security updates.
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This question was answered by @jtittle:
The most basic way of applying updates would be to use apt-get from the CLI.
apt-get update apt-get upgradeBefore running apt-get upgrade I would recommend backing up core configuration files though, if you’ve made changes (i.e. nginx.conf, php5-fpm.conf, php.ini etc) as there is potential for them to be overwritten.
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